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Namibian Wildlife Crimes article archive
This archive of published media articles about wildlife crime in Namibia aims to:
- provide easy public access to published information and statistics
- enable easy stakeholder access to articles
- provide a comprehensive archive of wildlife crime reporting in Namibia
Public access to information is a vital component of ensuring community engagement in prevalent issues. Wildlife crime is one of the pressing environmental issues of our time.
Wildlife crime investigations are generally covert operations requiring utmost confidentiality to succeed. Investigations and prosecutions in complex cases may take months or even years to complete. For this reason, the information that can be released to the public without compromising cases is often limited. Nonetheless, the Namibian government strives to share as much information as possible with the public.
The Namibian media has welcomed this approach and regularly publishes statistics and feature articles on wildlife crime. These are entered into the database at regular intervals, creating a comprehensive archive of wildlife crime reporting in Namibia.
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The long-running rhino poaching trial involving former Kruger National Park (KNP) ranger Rodney Landela and his co-accused, Kenneth Motshotsho, is set to return to the Skukuza Regional Court this week, with proceedings now scheduled for May 28 and 29. The matter, which has been before the court for approximately a decade, was postponed during its most recent appearance as the continuation of the trial remains subject to ongoing procedural matters.
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| SA_2026_05_Decade_long rhino poaching trial set for this week_Lowvelder.pdf | 173.3 KB |
Namibia is in the process of establishing a special operations unit that will include the use of horses to help curb poaching, an ofcial said on Wednesday. According to Manie le Roux, who coordinates the K9 unit at the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, the mounted unit, which will have 12 horses and 14 members, will work together with the canine unit.
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| NAM_2020-11_Namibia mounted patrol_Journal of African Elephants.pdf | 327.76 KB |